HikingNinja BSN, MSN, DNP, RN, APRN, NP

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    Contract for Job

    HikingNinja replied to RegNurstobe2008's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Don't worry, you'll get a job. I had two offers before I graduated. Most hospitals require a 2 year commitment for specialties. Alot don't require contracts for medsurg but that pays less than your...
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    Summerlin Hospital

    HikingNinja replied to sunnyb714's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Clean pretty hospital in an affluent part of town. You are not going to get any homeless there. I did a clinical rotation there. Never heard anything bad about it. I'm sure you'll like it there....
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    UMC New Grad RN Training Program ????

    HikingNinja replied to prosperouschick's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I'm not familiar with UMC's new grad program but am in a new grad program myself and can tell you that its standard for all hospitals in Vegas to require a two year commitment. It's because they give...
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    Finding a NAP position in Vegas?

    HikingNinja replied to SeattleKid09's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Very correct. You will rarely find NAP positions on the hospital employment websites. Usually students get them through connections they make during their clinical rotations. A nurse manager likes...
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    Centennial Hills anyone?

    HikingNinja replied to imanedrn's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I know someone who works per diem at Centennial. He says its nice, clean, very knew but really far out there (really northwest corner). He doesn't have any complaints. Says its mostly middle class...
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    Las Vegas nursing in the future

    HikingNinja replied to Wooji13's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Try calling the nurse managers directly. HR will never get back to you. If a nurse manager likes you then they will contact HR to set up an interview. If L&D is what you want to get back into...
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    Las Vegas - NOT new-grad friendly

    HikingNinja replied to NVRN2008's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I'm having the complete opposite experience. I've had one solid job offer already and will be interviewing for another one that I really want right after I graduate in a couple of weeks. I haven't had...
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    Nevada State College

    HikingNinja replied to NVhike's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I love that! It sounds like your instructors and my instructors got together over a beer and said "OK, what do we say to them to justify our complete lack of planning?" Oh, well, it's almost over!...
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    Nevada State College

    HikingNinja replied to NVhike's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Really? I've found that the hospitals I've been at have been pretty good with new grads. Sometimes you have to wait until they start a new grad orientation program but other places will start you...
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    Nevada State College

    HikingNinja replied to NVhike's topic in Nevada Nursing

    it's not always effective to study just one review source even if its harder. i know alot of students complained that the ati questions didn't accurately reflect the type and difficulty level of the...
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    Nevada State College

    HikingNinja replied to NVhike's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Only a couple more weeks to go!!! I am so over school. I've heard the same thing from alot of recent grads who tested. They all say study Saunders for content and Kaplan for test taking strategies...
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    Nevada State College

    HikingNinja replied to NVhike's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I will soon graduate from NSC and here is my 2 cents. Cons Horribly disorganized program Format of classes was often changed and with no notice. This was true for clinicals too. It did get a bit...
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    Are Students Protesting HESI??

    HikingNinja replied to 2btmanrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My school uses ATI. At first it was a three strikes your out policy (that's what was in the handbook). I knew this going in but felt comfortable because of all the remediation help they give you if...
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    pls i need some advise

    HikingNinja replied to harmonylove28's topic in International Nursing

    I think it probably depends on which state you are trying to get your license in. I would contact the BON for that state.
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    New Grad interview experiences

    HikingNinja replied to jogimada's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ok, this was for a job a few years ago but I swear I actually had an HR person ask me this. If you could be any animal,what would you be? I just stared at her for a minute and finally blurted out...
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    Kaplan vs. ATI

    HikingNinja replied to RB_RN_MSN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    From what I understand ATI is for content, Kaplan for test strategy. I have the ATI series and actually prefer Saunders for content. The ATI tests are ridiculously hard and make you feel super dumb....
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    Las Vegas nursing in the future

    HikingNinja replied to Wooji13's topic in Nevada Nursing

    That is so true. I'm about to be a new grad rn here in vegas and I've heard alot about how HR literally never calls people back. No idea why. They just don't. Sometimes if the Unit Manager knows...
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    appollo college

    HikingNinja replied to jordiemom06's topic in Nevada Nursing

    When I was reading your post I thought you were talking about my school! I think they are all like that to a degree. Complete disorganized chaos. Alot of us in my class have this saying that our...
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    Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

    HikingNinja replied to ashfost's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In Vegas at the hospital I want to work at: $28 base $2 more nights $2 more weekends New grad with all benefits. Not too shabby. An apt is about 900.
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    New Grads - where is there a nursing glut?

    HikingNinja replied to spudbunny's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Vegas is hurting for nurses. Most hospitals will hire new grads into specialty including ER and ICU. Not as much for ob & peds. Alot of the hospitals will let you pick when you want to work,...
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    Need Critical Care Review Book Rec

    HikingNinja posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ok, so I'm almost done. I graduate at the end of the summer! I just found out that I got the ER preceptorship position I really wanted for the last 8 weeks of school to finish my clinical hours. My...
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    LPN programs.

    HikingNinja replied to loverlylys's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I'm not aware of any other LPN programs except for CSN. But if you google "Nevada Board of Nursing" you can get on the state boards website and it will list all the LPN, RN programs in Nevada. There...
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    Any Info. about USN

    HikingNinja replied to femflores1's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I'm not at USN but did get to the point of interview with them last year and I have to agree with Pogi. Basically, you get what you pay for. Ultimately I decided on NSC's 12 month accelerated...
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    apollo RN program

    HikingNinja replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Maybe she means they get alot of extra help? I know the apollo program took one of our better clinical instructors because they were able to offer her more money. She was awesome and extremely...
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    Can anyone tell me about Touro ?

    HikingNinja replied to gabby27's topic in Nevada Nursing

    They're a new program so they are pretty lenient. When I applied, you had to already have a degree (I got into their ELM program). You had to have a 3.0 gpa but with the classes they counted for...